Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree Chords

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Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree by Dolly Parton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Gm, A7, Dm, Fm, Am, D7, G7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			C                            Em 
I'm coming home I've done my time  

         Gm                  A7        Dm 
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine  

                   Fm             Am 
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free 

D7                               Fm                G7 
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me  

Fm                G7 
If you still want me  


     C                             Em 
Just tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
  
          Gm                  A7 
It's been way too long do you still want me 
  
Dm               Fm               C   E7  Am 
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree 

          C                                                A7 
I'll just stay on the bus forget about us put the blame on me  

   Dm            Fm            Dm        G7      C 
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
  

                           Em 
Bus driver please look for me 
  
        Gm               A7               Dm 
Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see  

                    Fm            Am 
I'm really still in prison and my love he holds the key  

  D7                           Fm             G7 
A simple yellow ribbon's all I need to set me free 
  
  Fm                 G7 
I wrote and told him please  


     C                             Em 
Just tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
  
          Gm                  A7 
It's been way too long do you still want me 
  
Dm               Fm               C   E7  Am 
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree 

          C                                                A7 
I'll just stay on the bus forget about us put the blame on me 
  
   Dm            Fm            Dm        G7      C 
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree  


        Dm                Fm             C               A7 
Now the whole dang bus is cheering and I can't believe I see 
  
  Dm             Fm                     Dm  G7  C 
A hundred yellow ribbons tied round the old oak tree 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante